You are counseling a client who was just diagnosed at 29 weeks gestational age of having gestational diabetes (GDM) after completing her 3 hour glucose tolerance test. Which statement regarding GDM by the client is false and indicates additional Counseling is required?

Caring for a newborn in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU), the RN states she recently completed a Finnegan score on a newborn. This tool measures which of the following?

During this phase of a disaster, evaluation of the disaster plan and cleanup of the area are hallmark activities.

Which of the following patients is most at risk for uterine rupture?

For clinical purposes, the most accurate definition of preterm and post-term infants is defined as what?

The nurse is providing education for a patient who has been newly diagnosed with a placenta previa at 37 weeks' gestation. The nurse understands that teaching has not been effective when the patient states:

Which nursing intervention should be immediately performed after the forceps-assisted birth of an infant?

Readiness for induction of labor is assessed by determining the:

A pregnant woman's amniotic membranes rupture and a prolapsed umbilical cord is found. What intervention would be the first priority?

The nursery nurse attends the delivery of a post-term infant. Upon initial assessment, the infant is lethargic, has coarse breath sounds and blood gases indicate acidosis. An X-ray shows a honeycomb appearance. These signs are consistent with which complication of the newborn?

Which of the following methods would be best if the nurse wanted to study the complex relationships among factors that contribute to chronic disease?